I’ll start by asking you to read this article. The link is below. https://thewire.in/media/arnab-goswami-arrest-defence-television-journalism I liked the article. The author is idealistic and believes in principled journalism. She makes no bones about the fact that she dislikes Arnab’s brand of journalism and her description of her response to Arnab’s arrest is amusing. The author has […]
Category Archives: Politics
On the SSR case
On the Sushant Singh Rajput case I have a couple of points to make. The first point is that the criminal justice system is broken in India. I have myself been the victim of a serious crime and in the end I compromised the case for a fraction of the total amount that was stolen […]
Should the Doctrine of Karma be taught in Schools?
There is a sentence in the classic work, Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon which describes the use of spirituality and religion in preserving law and order. The sentence is as follows: The various modes of worship, which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people, as equally […]
A Revolutionary Philosophical Concept
I have been taking an interest in philosophy, spirituality and meditation for some years now. But only recently in all my reading did I come across a concept which is as revolutionary as it is basic. The concept is – drumroll please – Self Mortification. The middle class upbringing that most of us have had […]
More Comments on the Caste System
The material for this article has been sourced for most part on the book on the Mahabharata by Gurcharan Das – The Difficulty of being Good. I have taken such points as struck me as relevant to our day to day lives and will discuss them here. The first point I would like to make […]
Some Comments on the Caste System
For starters please watch the video below. It is well made and interesting and keeps you engrossed for all of its 5 and a half minutes. The video concludes by saying that discrimination on the basis of caste is wrong and as long as there discrimination exists reservations on the basis of caste should continue […]
On the inevitability of war – Some thoughts by Aldous Huxley
In this article I would like to briefly describe the causes of war according to Aldous Huxley – the British philosopher. Huxley was profoundly influenced by Eastern Philosophy and the teachings of Christianity. According to him – “Our present economic, social and international arrangements are based, on large measure, upon organised lovelessness.” According to Huxley […]
More thoughts on China
Some thoughts on China by my uncle who has retired from the Indian armed forces You are absolutely right when you say that Chinese are still rankling over the humiliation that they suffered due to the Opium Wars. But that is not the only problem. Now they have acquired sufficient military and financial clout. The […]
Strategy and China – Some thoughts
I would like to write in this article what I think China’s strategy will be in their ongoing confrontations with the nations of the world including India. Please keep in mind that I am only a part time blogger who has read a few books. Decisions in these matters need to be taken by qualified […]
Tips for a military confrontation with China
I would like to write a series of articles on the ongoing military confrontation with China on the LAC in Ladakh. I am not a military expert but I have read The Art of War by Sun Tzu. I am also reading another book which deconstructs the mind of Sun Tzu and it is from […]